Episode 6

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25th Jul 2021

Episode 6: All is Mended

Titania and Oberon decide what to do about the chaos among the mortals. Puck plots his next move.

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Episode Six:

All is Mended

Cast

(In Order of Appearance)

Puck -- JOE CRUZ

Oberon -- TREVOR SCHECHTER

Helena -- AMELIA KINCH

Demetrius -- TONY WOODS

Hermia -- JACI SZILAGYI

Lysander -- GREG CARROBIS

Titania -- AVALON WILLOWBLOOM


Scene One

[Replay the last few minutes of last episode, with Helena threatening to move out followed by end music, which shuts off with a “pause” noise. Followed by the longest, most pregnant pause in the series yet.]

TITANIA

Don’t.


OBERON


Hey Puck, what did I say after last episode?



TITANIA


Don’t.



PUCK


Honestly, there’s a lot you could be referring to.



TITANIA


Oberon, I swear --



OBERON


Let’s start with the part about Helena moving out, since that’s exactly what’s happening.



PUCK


Got it! You said -


[Oberon voice]


Eventually, they’re either going to go back to something stable, or they’re going to leave.


[Puck voice]


And then you said -


[Oberon voice]


If they don’t kill each other, they’re gonna get tired of living in this weird, shitty limbo and they’re all just going to move.


[Puck voice]


And then -- (you said)



TITANIA


ENOUGH! I get it, okay?



OBERON


So you admit that throwing bullshit into a relationship just to force change doesn’t work?



TITANIA


[Stammering a bit


N-no! That isn’t the lesson here!



OBERON


Are you serious?



TITANIA


I stand by everything I said.



PUCK


Does that include -


[Titania voice]


You really think she’s going to leave it all behind just because things got a little more exciting?



TITANIA


Okay, fine, not everything I said! But most of it! It’s not all bad! Helena’s actually sorting out her feelings. That never would’ve happened without us!



OBERON


I’m sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of the wind whistling through our soon-to-be-empty pantries.



TITANIA


Oh, gods. Look, like I said, I get it, okay? Even if I win a moral victory, 


[retching noises from Oberon


there’s no point if we’ve got nothing to eat.



OBERON


Moral victory?



TITANIA


Well, I bet Helena in a Handbasket’s ratings are way better now! Everything was so boring before that it definitely would’ve gotten cancelled eventually anyway!



PUCK


Do podcasts have ratings?



OBERON


Well, looks like we’ll never find out.



TITANIA


And I won the wager! Lysander still hasn’t left!



OBERON


Yes, well, with no emotions to siphon, I can’t make bread either way.


[Beat]



TITANIA


[Sigh


You’re right. You’re right! We’ve fucked up our one and only food source for the pandemic. This has gone on long enough.



OBERON


Yeah. I think it has.



PUCK


[Aside, under his breath, very excited


Here we go…



TITANIA


The only thing we can do now is work together to fix it.



PUCK


What?



OBERON


[Skeptical


You’ve seen what “fixing” things has done.



PUCK


Yeah, yeah, no more fixing things. Look at you two! You can’t even fix yourselves!



TITANIA


Oberon and I haven’t tried to fix anything. We’ve just been letting you run wild.



PUCK


I did what you two asked me to!



OBERON


You did not -- (do what I asked)



TITANIA


It doesn’t matter! Oberon, we knew -- we always knew -- that Puck was going to do his own thing. You and I need to actually give this an honest shot.



OBERON


I have given this an honest shot. I wanted Puck to help.



TITANIA


Well, maybe you’re just dumb, then. 


[Indignant Oberon noises


Wait, wait, no. I’m sorry, I’m sorry, that’s not what I meant to say. Come on, be honest with yourself, Oberon. Puck, what did he say when you first volunteered to mess around?



PUCK


Oh, I don’t know if I recall.



TITANIA


Puck.



PUCK


Okay fine, I recall, but don’t make me insult myself!



TITANIA


I am your queen, Puck.



PUCK


Ugh!


[Oberon voice]


You only make things worse!



TITANIA


You’re not dumb. Which means you were...self-sabotaging, or something. 


[Beat


Or trying to make me happy.


[Beat]



PUCK


[Notably panicking


Ah, come on! You’re giving him way too much credit! He probably just knew you wouldn’t listen to him if he argued!



OBERON


...yeah.



PUCK


Yeah.



TITANIA


I know. I should’ve.



PUCK


No!



OBERON


Really?



TITANIA


Yes. There are two of us



PUCK


THREE!



TITANIA


--in this...penthouse. Y’know, eating from Helena. So our food source should reflect what we both want, not just me.



PUCK


Oh, come on! How can it possibly do that? You’re such different people! Your tastes are so different! Titania, you hate bread!



TITANIA


I don’t hate bread.



PUCK


But you were going carb-free! And he didn’t respect that!



TITANIA


That’s true.



PUCK


And don’t you remember why you went carb free in the first place? You were so bored! The same bread every day!



TITANIA


That’s true too…



PUCK


Exactly! So -- (clearly)



OBERON


I could have tried to mix up my bread recipe.



TITANIA


What?



PUCK


What?



OBERON


You’re right. There are two of us in this penthouse. If you don’t like my sourdough, I shouldn’t force you to eat it. And if you were bored by...Helena and her friends...well, this obviously isn’t working, but you may have been right with what you said about change before. Puck?



PUCK


Gods, you know, I really don’t know if -- (I remember)



OBERON


I am your king, Puck.



PUCK


Uggggghhhhh.


[Titania voice]


The thing about mortals -- about people -- is that they change whether you want them to or not, Oberon.



TITANIA


[Touched


I’m surprised you remembered.



OBERON


[Gentle


I’ve remembered everything you’ve said to me in the past millennia, my lady. 


[retching noises from Puck


Anyway, you’re right. Change does happen naturally.



TITANIA


Yeah, it does. So maybe if we’d just let...Helena and her friends change naturally instead of manufacturing drama, that would’ve been...good enough food.



OBERON


Yeah. But also, I can...adjust my recipes, when change does happen. Instead of just trying to make the same sourdough.



TITANIA


Obi…


[Beat]



OBERON


[very obviously distracted and a little horny


Hey, Puck, can you go get one of your potions? We’re gonna need the original if we’re going to reverse it.



PUCK


But --



TITANIA


[also very obviously distracted and a little horny, but firm


Go, Puck.



PUCK


But I...ugh. Fine.


[Sound of footsteps retreating as Puck leaves the room, muttering.]


[brief kissing noise]



TITANIA


I’m gonna fuck your brains out after this.



OBERON


Oh, definitely.


[Sound of footsteps reentering the room]



PUCK


[Obviously miffed


Alright, here’s the potion. Do whatever.



TITANIA


A reversal spell on one of Puck’s cocktails. You sure you remember how to do this?



OBERON


Oh, trust me, babe, it’ll be like riding a flower petal.



PUCK


God, this is insufferable.



OBERON


I’m turning the podcast up, that’ll give us a stronger connection.


[Podcast is audible in the background]



TITANIA


Alright, hands together. Ooh, you really haven't forgotten how to do this, have you?



OBERON


Not a chance.



TITANIA


Gods, we really are going to fuck about this later.



PUCK


OH MY GODS.



TITANIA


Alright. Count of three. Ready? One, two…



OBERON AND TITANIA


Ti fo ess-nag-orrah ehht roff reh-fuss leew ee-mon-ok-eee ehht d'nah ay-eed-ah dih-puts a see ess-nehr-ruck oh-tip-eh-yerk


[As the spell is cast, we fade out to the sound of the podcast. It’s just muffled arguing, maybe some crying. When they finish the spell the mortals all gasp like something happened, then we hear 4 thuds as they fall unconscious.]


 Scene Two

[After the four thuds, a moment of silence, followed by lots of groans as everyone sits up and gets their bearings.]



HELENA


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